Has a World Cup game ever ended 4-2?
It has. 4-2 has been a World Cup final 19 times in 1,068 games. The first was Uruguay beat Argentina on July 30, 1930; the latest was Morocco beat Haiti on June 24, 2026.
That makes 4-2 the 12th most common final score out of 34 that have ever occurred in World Cup. One point away, 5-2 has happened 9 times and 4-3 has happened 3 times.
Every 4-2 in World Cup history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | Morocco over Haiti | 2026 | |
| 2026-06-17 | England over Croatia | 2026 | |
| 2022-12-01 | Germany over Costa Rica | 2022 | |
| 2018-07-15 | France over Croatia | 2018 | |
| 2014-06-22 | Algeria over South Korea | 2014 | |
| 2006-06-09 | Germany over Costa Rica | 2006 | |
| 1986-06-28 | France over Belgium | 1986 | |
| 1974-06-30 | Germany over Sweden | 1974 | |
| 1970-06-14 | Brazil over Peru | 1970 | |
| 1966-07-30 | England over Germany | 1966 | |
| 1962-06-13 | Brazil over Chile | 1962 | |
| 1954-06-30 | Hungary over Uruguay | 1954 | |
| 1954-06-27 | Hungary over Brazil | 1954 | |
| 1954-06-26 | Uruguay over England | 1954 | |
| 1938-06-19 | Italy over Hungary | 1938 | |
| 1938-06-19 | Brazil over Sweden | 1938 | |
| 1938-06-09 | Switzerland over Germany | 1938 | |
| 1934-05-27 | Hungary over Egypt | 1934 | |
| 1930-07-30 | Uruguay over Argentina | 1930 |